Semi-Permeable Membrane Device

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025190",
  "term": "Semi-Permeable Membrane Device",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Devices consisting of a thin film of the lipid triolein sealed inside a lay-flat thin-walled tube of low density polyethylene and have been used for almost 2 decades to mimic hydrophobic organic contaminant (HOCs) exposure to and bioaccumulation in lipids of aquatic organisms. SPMDs are used to access contamination in aquatic waters.",
  "abbreviation": "SPMD",
  "references": [
    "From : Goodbred SL, et al, How useful are the “other” semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs); the mini-unit (15.2 cm long)? Sci Total Environ (2009), at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/urban/pdf/Goodbred_SciTotalEnviron.pdf or doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.02.037"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/semi-permeable-membrane-device/"
}